Citizen science is an increasingly acknowledged approach applied in many scientific
domains, and particularly within the environmental and ecological sciences, in which non …

As the long-standing and ubiquitous racial inequities of the United States reached national
attention, the public health community has witnessed the rise of “health equity tourism”. This …

Background Evidence, in multiple forms, is a foundation of implementation science. For
public health and clinical practice, evidence includes the following: type 1 evidence on …

Community monitoring can track environmental phenomena, resource use, and natural
resource management processes of concern to community members. It can also contribute …

Effective responses to rapid environmental change rely on observations to inform planning
and decision-making. Reviewing literature from 124 programs across the globe and …

The concept of citizen science, which engages the eyes and ears of volunteers to observe,
record, and share information about the environment, is not new. Its origins go back …

Locally based monitoring is typically undertaken in areas in which communities have a close
attachment to their natural resource base. We present a summary of work to develop a …

Community (or citizen) science, the involvement of volunteers in scientific endeavors, has a
long history. Over the past few centuries, the contributions of volunteers to our …

Mangroves, which are vital for maintaining the stability of coastal ecosystems, are facing
increasing threats from global changes. This highlights the urgent need for effective adaptive …

Indigenous peoples and local communities have environmental knowledge systems that are
fed by different sources of information stemming from their communities' often long histories …